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Lisa M Ring1,2, Juliana DeBitetto2, Jenhao J Cheng3
1Advanced Practice Providers, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Cureus
|April 25, 2025
Summary
Virtual reality (VR) simulation effectively trains physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) together in pediatric cardiology care. This immersive, cost-saving tool enhances interprofessional education in critical settings.
Area of Science:
- Medical Simulation
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Interprofessional Education
Background:
- Pediatric congenital heart patients require team-based care from physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs).
- Limited opportunities exist for joint training between physicians and APPs in acute care settings.
- Virtual reality (VR) simulation offers an immersive, portable, and potentially cost-saving alternative to traditional methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of VR simulation for interprofessional education.
- To assess VR as a tool for training physicians and APPs in pediatric cardiology.
- To explore its application in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) and emergency department (ED).
Main Methods:
- Physician-APP pairs participated in VR simulations in virtual CICU and ED settings.
- Each pair completed two 5-10 minute simulations with debriefing within a one-hour session.
- Data collected included simulation objectives met and who initiated them, followed by a post-simulation survey.
Main Results:
- Seventeen pairs completed 33 simulations, meeting an average of 3.4 objectives.
- Advanced practice providers initiated 41% of the met objectives.
- Participants found VR enhanced their experience and believed in its educational utility across pediatric settings.
Conclusions:
- VR simulation provides an effective, immersive educational experience for interprofessional teams in pediatric cardiology.
- Further research should explore VR use with bedside nurses and compare it to manikin-based simulations.
